Column topics wander in and out of my mind like moths at a light in the summertime. They flit through catching the brightness momentarily then disappear into the dark sometimes not to emerge. I’ve got ...

It has been called New Orleans jazz, Dixieland (a term that most of the musicians playing it despise), and most recently, “trad” (short for “traditional”) jazz. Ever since Benny Goodman exploded onto ...

If you love jazz and pop from the 1920s and '30s, you might already love the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, set in Atlantic City during Prohibition. The music played throughout the show is performed by ...